North news and trends

Merchants Start Chasing High Approvals Instead of Low Fees
Payments Innovation // March 04, 2026

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Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy
Accounts Receivable // February 12, 2026

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B2B Companies Set to Disrupt Payments Tech Stack
Opinion // July 08, 2025

B2B companies want a simple, secure, consumer-like digital payments experience, Greg Castro, president of PayTrace by North, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth
Payments Innovation // June 13, 2025

Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty is won — or lost. In an era when merchants expect instant onboarding, bulletproof security and actionable data, the bar...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Governance Is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Vendor

April 15, 2026
AI governance requires accountability, explainability and risk assessment, Christopher Mascaro, chief cyber and fraud officer at North, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments. Governance Decides What Happens Next.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

Merchants Start Chasing High Approvals Instead of Low Fees

March 04, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With North’s Suril Patel Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy

February 12, 2026
Watch more: The Digital Shift With North’s Greg Gorman Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Companies Set to Disrupt Payments Tech Stack

July 08, 2025
B2B companies want a simple, secure, consumer-like digital payments experience, Greg Castro, president of PayTrace by North, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.”...

Quick Reads
Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M

June 30, 2020
Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., confirmed on Tuesday (June 30) that it has purchased North, the Canadian startup best known for Focals, its $600 smart glasses.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts

August 30, 2019
North rolled out a new update for its Focals augmented reality (AR) glasses that now supports Android notifications, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 30). Get the Full Story Complete...